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One of the hardest parts of Rudy Carter’s job is probably not what you’d expect.

Carter, chairman of County Council, routinely deals with complicated issues, from balancing the budget to reviewing zoning ordinances. But one of the most difficult parts of his job is trying to find volunteers to serve on the county’s various boards and commissions.

“Most of the time it’s a thankless job that doesn’t pay anything,” Carter said.

County Council will discuss forming an Indian Land fire protection district at its Tuesday meeting.

Council is scheduled to consider options for creating a unified fire district for Indian Land residents. The idea was introduced by members of the grass-roots organization, Indian Land Action Council, as a way to generate more revenue for the Indian Land Volunteer Fire Department.

The city of Lancaster may move to a more simpler method of handling annexations and zonings.

On Tuesday, City Council unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance to consider an annexation and the accompanying zoning request at the same time, instead of voting on a rezoning request after the property has been annexed into the city.